Lizards are one of the most unique and interesting reptiles. Many have vivid colors, outgoing personalities and make great pets for beginners.
If you have just adopted one then it is time to pick the best Lizard Name!
Every lizard needs a good name and finding one does not have to be hard.
You need a name that is special to you and your pet. You should be able to share it with your friends, family members and vet.
Sometimes the best ideas can be found in a list so keep reading our best, unique and funny pet lizard names as a source of inspiration…
50 Most Popular Lizard Names
The best names can be found in beloved books, movies, songs and video games. Some of our favorites are:
- Toothless and Stormfly from How to Train Your Dragon.
- Rango from the movie of the same name.
- Smaug from J.R.R Tolkein’s The Hobbit.
- Mushu from Mulan.
We also like Yoshi from Nintendo’s Mario Kart and Charizard from Pokemon!
Luckily for you, we did a survey of over 12,000 reptile keepers to find the most popular lizard name! Below is the list of the top 50:
Name | Category | Gender | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Rango | Pet | Male | 1 |
Lizzie | Pun | Female | 2 |
Toothless | Best | Male | 3 |
Geico | Pun | Male | 4 |
Godzilla | Mythological | Male | 5 |
Rex | Pet | Male | 6 |
Smaug | Mythological | Male | 7 |
Spike | Pet | Male | 8 |
Yoshi | Best | Male | 9 |
Dexter | Cool | Male | 10 |
Iggy | Pet | Male | 11 |
Littlefoot | Cute | Male | 12 |
Norbert | Best | Male | 13 |
Puff | Cool | Unisex | 14 |
Rainbow | Pet | Female | 15 |
Spyro | Cool | Male | 16 |
Blue | Best | Unisex | 17 |
Charlie | Best | Unisex | 18 |
Claws | Badass | Unisex | 19 |
Charizard | Best | Unisex | 20 |
Draco | Cool | Male | 21 |
Dino | Pet | Unisex | 22 |
Freckles | Cool | Unisex | 23 |
Elliot | Pet | Male | 24 |
Jabberwock | Mythological | Unisex | 25 |
Izzy | Best | Female | 26 |
Haku | Cool | Unisex | 27 |
Jade | Pet | Female | 28 |
Mushu | Pet | Male | 29 |
Pascal | Pet | Male | 30 |
Kiwi | Cute | Unisex | 31 |
Pendragon | Pun | Unisex | 32 |
Tiberius | Cool | Male | 33 |
Spot | Pet | Unisex | 34 |
Speedy | Cool | Unisex | 35 |
Peanut | Cute | Unisex | 36 |
Delta | Best | Unisex | 37 |
Hydra | Mythological | Unisex | 38 |
Echo | Best | Unisex | 39 |
Leonardo | Pet | Male | 40 |
Nessie | Mythological | Female | 41 |
Peaches | Cute | Female | 42 |
Karma | Cool | Female | 43 |
Mojo | Pet | Male | 44 |
Reptar | Cool | Unisex | 45 |
Stormfly | Cool | Female | 46 |
Razor | Badass | Unisex | 47 |
Raptor | Badass | Unisex | 48 |
Zilla | Cool | Unisex | 49 |
Igor | Cool | Male | 50 |
Lizard Names
It is easier to choose a good name if you can narrow down your choices and create a shortlist. For each name you like, circle it and create a shortlist of your favorites. Keep hold of your list as you will need this for when you reach the choosing a name section.
One way to create a shortlist is to decide if you want to pick from good names or funny (i.e. pun-based) names. Below are lists of boy and girl lizard names:
Female Lizard Names
- Abbie
- Acacia
- Adia
- Akira
- Anita
- Angel
- Annie
- Athena
- Aurora
- Bella
- Belva
- Bonnie
- Bonita
- Cali
- Cleo
- Cleopatra
- Coco
- Coralia
- Dana
- Dandy
- Daphne
- Delia
- Della
- Donatella
- Elora
- Elsy
- Fabrizia
- Fiona
- Fergie
- Ghidora
- Gigi
- Goanna
- Grace
- Hallie
- Harpie
- Honey
- Isa
- Isadora
- Isabela
- Ivory
- Izzy
- Jasmine
- Jade
- Jen
- Joanna
- Karma
- Kabira
- Kehlani
- Keva
- Khaleesi
- Kira
- Kora
- Lani
- Layla
- Liz
- Lila
- Liza
- Lilo
- Lucinda
- Madam Mim
- Maleficent
- Maz
- Meg
- Medusa
- Minilla
- Misty
- Morla
- Myrtle
- Nala
- Nessie
- Nikita
- Noella
- Penny
- Petra
- Pepper
- Phoebe
- Pixie
- Princess
- Precious
- Rabia
- Rainbow
- Reba
- Reia
- Rosalie
- Ruby
- Sapphire
- Savanna
- Sephira
- Sarah
- Scylla
- Scarlet
- Seraphine
- Skylla
- Sophia
- Stella
- Tabatha
- Tabia
- Thalia
- Uma
- Vera
- Viola
- Wanda
- Xena
- Zara
Male Lizard Names
- Abe
- Aiden
- Amos
- Antonio
- Arnie
- Archie
- Axel
- Barney
- Bernie
- Bodhi
- Buzz
- Cal
- Cecil
- Chance
- Chuck
- Clint
- Clyde
- Cornelius
- Curt
- Darwin
- Dexter
- Earl
- Eddy
- Elliot
- Enzo
- Eugene
- Fabio
- Felix
- Fernando
- Garrett
- Gideon
- Gustav
- Hank
- Hook
- Houdini
- Iggy
- Igor
- Jayden
- Jax
- Kade
- Kobe
- Lee
- Lenny
- Leonardo
- Maximus
- Merlin
- Monty
- Monzo
- Natsu
- Nicolas
- Nigel
- Nile
- Noah
- Oli
- Orion
- Ozzy
- Pascal
- Prince
- Randall
- Randy
- Rango
- Raphael
- Reggie
- Rocky
- Russ
- Salvador
- Sirius
- Spike
- Taz
- Tiberius
- Tim
- Toothless
- Ugo
- Uri
- Varan
- Vareck
- Vergil
- Vlad
- Wally
- Waylon
- Wes
- Woody
- Xaivier
- Xander
- Yoda
- Yuri
- Zane
- Ziggy
- Zuko
Best Lizard Names
- Axel
- Basil
- Bella
- Blue
- Camille
- Cecil
- Charizard
- Charmander
- Charlie
- Drago
- Delta
- Echo
- Elio
- Ender
- Felix
- Flash
- Fuego
- Geico
- Gideon
- Gila
- Gulliver
- Kale
- Herbert
- Horntail
- Hydra
- Izzy
- Jaako
- Jiro
- Junebug
- Kelp
- Khaleesi
- Liz
- Loki
- Maximus
- Megalosaurus
- Monzo
- Nigel
- Norbert
- Noelle
- Nova
- Penny
- Peaches
- Quil
- Randall
- Rhaegal
- Rosie
- Ruby
- Sammy
- Scylla
- Scarlet
- Scoot
- Sharptooth
- Smudge
- Stella
- Sunny
- Tallulah
- Toothless
- Twitch
- Wally
- Yoshi
Funny Lizard Names
If traditional male or female names do not suit your lizard then don’t worry. Sometimes choosing a funny Lizard name can bring humor into your life!
Funny names work especially well for Lizards that have a goofy or outgoing personality.
From Freckles to Lizardardo Da Vinci see below for several lists of cool, punny and funny names for a Lizard:
- Abraxas
- Alpha
- Anguirus
- Axel
- Balerion
- Baragon
- Blackbeard
- Caesar
- Claws
- Cobra
- Destroyah
- Dragon
- Falcor
- Godzilla
- Horntail
- Hydra
- Jagger
- Lazer/Razor
- Quil
- Raptor
- Skull Crusher
Cool Names
- Dexter
- Puff
- Spyro
- Draco
- Freckles
- Haku
- Tiberius
- Speedy
- Reptar
- Karma
- Stormfly
- Zilla
- Igor
Names For Slow Moving Lizard
- Pokey
- Neli
- Gracious
- Turtle
- Costin
- Custanzu
- Costas
- Makena
- Salomi
- Placida
- Jayleen
- Konnie
- Constantina
- Tortoise
Punny Names
- Bill the Lizard
- Chet Gecko
- Clapper Claw
- Dragaunus
- Draconian
- Eggsy
- Gaspara Le’Gecko
- Geico
- Lizzie
- Lizardardo Da Vinci
- Napoleon Dinomite
- Nessie
- Pendragon
- PufnStuf
- Queen Elizardbeth
- Rap-tile
- Sal Manders
- The Lizard of Oz
Pet Lizard Names
If you adopted a Skink or Dragon then sometimes traditional or funny names don’t work.
Giving your lizard a mythical or unique name will make you feel like you have your very own little dragon for a pet.
See below for our lists of mythological and unique names for pet lizards:
Mythological | |||
---|---|---|---|
Abraxas | Biollante | Gollum | Odysseus |
Aeneas | Dagon | Harpy | Orion |
Anguirus | Dragon | Hydra | Smaug |
Ao Kuang | Drake | Jabberwock | Varan |
Apollo | Gargoyle | Khaleesi | Viserion |
Athena | Godzilla | Merlin | Vishnu |
Unique | |||
---|---|---|---|
Aaro | Boliver | Jairo | Rabia |
Able | Camille | Kaan | Reema |
Adair | Carlisle | Liza | Solar |
Adia | Darius | Morla | Tasi |
Babu | Ender | Nephie | Trace |
Bex | Farryn | Opie | Velcro |
Bender | Hale | Orgo | Zena |
Pet | |||
---|---|---|---|
Abbie | Dino | Mushu | Rango |
Beans | Fang | Ollie | Scratch |
Bella | Fluffy | Ozzy | Slither |
Blue | Iggy | Pascal | Spike |
Bo | Isabela | Peaches | Stickypad |
Boo | Kaila | Peanut | Tank |
Bugs | Lenny | Penny | Tongues |
Buzz | Maximus | Pepper | Yoda |
Cleo | Misty | Pixie | Zara |
Cute | |||
---|---|---|---|
Angel | Bugs | Fuzzy | Peaches |
Baby | Cuddles | Honey | Peanut |
Beans | Cupcake | Kiwi | Pebbles |
Boo | Fluffy | Littlefoot | Pip |
Bo | Fluffball | Lil’ Scales | Tiny |
How To Choose A Name For Your Lizard
There are hundreds of great Lizard names but how do you choose one?
Some keepers already have a name picked before they adopt a lizard – others don’t.
Finding the best name can be tough. What should you choose?
One of the best ways to narrow down your choices is to use a shortlist. From your shortlist try and match the following three rules:
- What color is your lizard?
- What is its personality?
- Is it male or female?
Hopefully our list of lizard names has inspired you!
Whether you chose a name from one of our lists or not, we would love to know what you named your pet lizard. Tell us in the comments below!